to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
head; brains; intellect; understanding
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
main theater of war; principal battlefield
interruption; interference; butting in
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
ingenuity; resourcefulness
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to shake off; to throw off
guardian; protector; patron; parent
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
fading; faded colour; faded color